X-rated

[fr the now-superseded early 1950s system of rating movies according to the amount of sex, verbal obscenity, violence, etc, they contain, X being the most censorious rating]

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Idioms and Phrases with xrated

X-rated

Sexually explicit, vulgar, or obscene, as in This film should be X-rated; it's not suitable for children. This expression alludes to a rating system established for motion pictures, in which films rated X may not be viewed by persons under the age of 17.
[ c. 1970
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